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Boston Red Sox

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Los Angeles Angels

Dodger Stadium

21,864

Starting Lineups

RED SOX

Chuck Schilling 2b

Eddie Bressoud ss

Carl Yastrzemski lf

Dick Stuart 1b

Roman Mejias cf

Lou Clinton rf

Frank Malzone 3b

Bob Tillman c

Bill Monbouquette p

ANGELS

Albie Pearson cf

Billy Moran 2b

Lee Thomas 1b

Leon Wagner lf

Buck Rodgers c

George Thomas rf

Felix Torres 3b

Jim Fregosi ss

Ken McBride p

This was a scoreless game until the 5th, when the Angels collected four runs on just two hits. Jim Fregosi reached on an Eddie Bressoud error, Albie Pearson drew a walk, Billy Moran singled, and Lee Thomas hit a two-run homer. Boston cut the 4-0 LAA lead by one in the 7th, which Carl Yastrzemski led off with a solo homer. But that was all Ken McBride allowed, as he went on to record a complete game victory.

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H

E

LOB

RED SOX

1

4

1

3

ANGELS

4

7

1

5

HRs: Yastrzemski (1), L. Thomas (1)

WP: McBride (1-0), 9 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 6 k

LP: Monbouquette (0-1), 5 ip, 6 h, 4 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 4 k

Yastrzemski (BOS) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

L. Thomas (LAA) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 3 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Torres (LAA) 3 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Chicago White Sox

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Detroit Tigers

Tiger Stadium

37,781

Starting Lineups

WHITE SOX

Jim Landis cf

Nellie Fox 2b

Joe Cunningham 1b

Floyd Robinson rf

Pete Ward 3b

Dave Nicholson lf

Ron Hansen ss

J.C. Martin c

Ray Herbert p

TIGERS

Bubba Phillips 3b

Bill Bruton cf

Al Kaline rf

Rocky Colavito lf

Norm Cash 1b

Dick McAuliffe 2b

Gus Triandos c

Chico Fernandez ss

Jim Bunning p

The Tigers had a big 2nd inning, as Gus Triandos led off with a homer, and then five of the next Detroit batters hitting singles, chasing Chicago starter Ray Herbert and making it 4-0. The White Sox battled back in their half of the 3rd, closing the gap to 4-3, thanks in part to Joe Cunningham's two-run triple. Detroit got three singles and a run in the 5th, but the White Sox took the lead in the 7th, getting four runs -- three of them on a Pete Ward home run. They held on to win behind the pitching of Juan Pizarro and 40-year-old knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm. (Debut game: Dick Egan, DET-p, and Bob Dustal, DET-p.)

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H

E

LOB

WHITE SOX

7

10

1

8

TIGERS

5

13

1

8

HRs: Ward (1), Triandos (1)

WP: Baumann (1-0) 4.0 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 3 k

LP: Bunning (0-1) 7.2 ip, 10 h, 7 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 3 k

Fox (CHW) 4 ab, 2 h, 2 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Robinson (CHW) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Colavito (DET) 5 ab, 3 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Fernandez (DET) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Phillips (DET) 5 ab, 3 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Triandos (DET) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

New York Yankees

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Kansas City Athletics

Municipal Stadium

20,976

Starting Lineups

YANKEES

Tony Kubek ss

Bobby Richardson 2b

TomTresh lf

Mickey Mantle cf

Joe Pepitone 1b

Elston Howard c

Hector Lopez rf

Clete Boyer 3b

Ralph Terry p

ATHLETICS

Dick Howser ss

Jose Tartabull cf

Jerry Lumpe 2b

Norm Siebern 1b

Chuck Essegian lf

Gino Cimoli rf

Wayne Causey 3b

Billy Bryan c

Diego Segui p

Joe Pepitone hit a solo homer in the 2nd to give the Yankees an early lead, to which they added in the 4th with a two-run round-tripper off the bat of Elston Howard. New York blew it wide open with four runs in the 5th thanks to a triple (Bobby Richardson), a double (Pepitone), a stolen base (Tony Kubek) and three singles. The A's got a run in the 8th on a Billy Bryan homer and another in the 9th when Chuck Essegian hit one out of the park. Ralph Terry pitched a complete game, giving up six hits while fanning two.

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H

E

LOB

YANKEES

8

13

0

6

ATHLETICS

2

6

1

4

HRs: Pepitone 2 (2), Howard (1)

WP: Terry (1-0), 9 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 2 k

LP: Segui (0-1), 4.1 ip, 7 h, 6 r, 6 er, 0 bb, 1 k

Pepitone (NYY) 5 ab, 3 h, 2 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Mantle (NYY) 4 ab, 2 h, 2 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Boyer (NYY) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Bryan (KCA) 3 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

6Cincinnati Reds

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Philadelphia Phillies

Connie Mack Stadium

28,291

Starting Lineups

REDS

Leo Cardenas ss

Pete Rose 2b

Vada Pinson rf

Frank Robinson lf

Gordy Coleman 1b

Johnny Edwards c

Gene Freese 3b

Tommy Harper cf

Joey Jay p

PHILLIES

Tony Taylor wb

Don Hoak 3b

Johnny Callison rf

Tony Gonzalez cf

Wes Covington lf

Don Demeter 1b

Clay Dalrymple c

Ruben Amaro ss

Art Mahaffey p

Phillies starter Art Mahaffey pitched a complete game, holding the Reds to just four hits and striking out ten. Cincinnati got on the board in the 9th when Frank Robinson singled, advanced to second on a Gordy Coleman grounder, and scored when Johnny Edwards hit a double into center field. But the Phillies had already scored two runs on Joey Jay, thanks largely to the efforts of outfielders Johnny Callison and Tony Gonzalez.

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H

E

LOB

REDS

1

4

1

7

PHILLIES

2

5

1

4

WP: Mahaffey (1-0) 9 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 10 k

LP: Jay (0-1) 7 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 1 er, 4 bb, 2 k

Callison (PHI) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Gonzalez (PHI) 1 ab, 1 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 2 bb, 0 so

Cleveland Indians

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Minnesota Twins

Metropolitan Stadium

22,091

Starting Lineups

INDIANS

Vic Davalillo cf

Tony Martinez ss

Tito Francona lf

Fred Whitfield 1b

Johnny Romano c

Ellis Burton rf

Max Alvis 3b

Woodie Held 2b

Mudcat Grant p

TWINS

Lenny Green cf, lf

Vic Power 1b

Harmon Killebrew lf

Bob Allison rf

Bernie Allen 2b

Earl Battey c

George Banks 3b

Zoilo Versalles ss

Camilo Pascual p

Johnny Romano led off the Indians 1st with a solo homer, but Lenny Green answered with a solo shot of his own in the Twins 3rd to tie the game 1-1. Fred Whitfield and Max Alvis hit home runs in the 4th to put the Indians back on top, but again the Twins knotted it when Battey doubled in a couple of runs in the bottom of the inning. Woodie Held broke the tie in the 7th with a two-run dinger, making it 5-3 Indians. Vic Power's solo homer in the 8th cut the Cleveland lead in half. Mudcat Grant retired the side in the Twins 9th to preserve the win. Debut game: Vic Davalillo (CLE), Tony Martinez (CLE) and Jimmie Hall (MIN).

The game had become a pitchers' duel until the Dodgers' 6th, when Willie Davis tripled into right field -- and scored when Cubs hurler Larry Jackson balked with Tommy Davis at bat. That gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. They would add another run in the 7th and two more courtesy of a 9th inning double by Ken McMullen. But that was just icing on the cake because even though the wily Don Drysdale allowed eleven Chicago hits he was always able to pitch out of trouble; the Cubs left ten men stranded. (Debut game for Nate Oliver, LAD.)

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H

E

LOB

DODGERS

5

9

0

5

CUBS

1

11

1

10

WP: Drysdale (1-0) 9 ip, 11 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 5 k

LP: Jackson (0-1) 7 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 1 k

Williams (CHC) 3 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 1 rbi, 1 bb, 0 so

Fairly (LAD) 3 ab, 1 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 1 bb, 1 so

Milwaukee Braves

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Forbes Field

29,615

Starting Lineups

BRAVES

Ty Cline cf

Frank Bolling 2b

Hank Aaron rf

Eddie Mathews 3b

Mack Jones lf

Norm Larker 1b

Del Crandall c

Roy McMillan ss

Lew Burdette p

PIRATES

Dick Schofield ss

Bob Skinner lf

Roberto Clemente rf

Smoky Burgess c

Donn Clendenon 1b

Bill Mazeroski 2b

Bill Virdon cf

Bob Bailey 3b

Bob Friend p

Mack Jones scored in the Braves 2nd; hit by a pitch, he moved to second on a Norm Larker single, to third when Bob Friend balked, and scored on a Del Crandall grounder. The Pirates tied it in the 6th with a solo homer by Smoky Burgess and took the lead in the 7th when Bob Bailey hit his own solo dinger. Hank Aaron led off the Braves 9th with a single and went to third on an Eddie Mathews single, scoring when Mack Jones stroked a double to left. But the Pirates answered back in the bottom of the 9th to win the game with a run on three consecutive singles off Milwaukee reliever Bob Hendley.

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H

E

LOB

BRAVES

2

7

0

6

PIRATES

3

10

0

7

HRs: Burgess (1), Bailey (1)

WP: Face (1-0) 1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 k

LP: Hendley (0-1) 1.2 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 2 k

Cline (MIL) 4 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Mathews (MIL) 4 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Bailey (PIT) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Virdon (PIT) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

San Francisco Giants

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Houston Colt 45's

Colt Stadium

Attendance: 19,591

Starting Lineups

GIANTS

Chuck Hiller 2b

Jim Davenport 3b

Willie Mays cf

Willie McCovey lf

Orlando Cepeda 1b

Tom Haller c

Felipe Alou rf

Jose Pagan ss

Jack Sanford p

COLT 45's

Ernie Fazio 2b

Al Spangler lf

Pete Runnels 1b

Rusty Staub rf

Bob Aspromonte 3b

Howie Goss cf

Jim Campbell c

Bob Lillis ss

Turk Farrell p

The Giants scored four runs on five hits, including a homer by Orlando Cepeda and a two-run triple by pitcher Jack Sanford, in the 2nd inning, the beginning of a long ordeal for Houston. A Willie Mays homer in the 3rd knocked Houston starter Turk Farrell out of the game. Down 6-0 in the 6th, three consecutive singles led to two runs for the Colt 45's, but any thoughts of a comeback vanished in the 8th when Willie McCovey and Felipe Alou homered off reliever George Brunet. Houston's pitching staff allowed 17 hits in the game. Al Spangler got three of Houston's five hits. (Debut game for Rusty Staub, HOU, Brock Davis, HOU.)

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H

E

LOB

GIANTS

9

17

2

6

COLT 45's

2

5

1

5

HRs: Cepeda (1), Mays (1), McCovey (1), Alou (1)

WP: Sanford (1-0) 5 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 4 k

LP: Farrell (0-1) 3 ip, 6 h, 5 r, 5 er, 0 bb, 3 k

Cepeda (SFG) 5 ab, 3 h, 2 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Sanford (SFG) 3 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 3 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Spangler (HOU) 4 ab, 3 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

St. Louis Cardinals

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New York Mets

Polo Grounds V

Attendance: 25,049

Starting Lineups

CARDINALS

Curt Flood cf

Dick Groat ss

Bill White 1b

George Altman rf

Ken Boyer 3b

Stan Musial lf

Carl Sawatski c

Julian Javier 2b

Ernie Broglio p

METS

Larry Burright 2b

Choo Choo Coleman c

Ed Kranepool rf

Duke Snider cf

Frank Thomas lf

Tim Harkness 1b

Charles Neal 3b

Al Moran ss

Roger Craig p

St. Louis starter Ernie Broglio pitched a two-hit shutout in which he walked a pair and struck out eight. The Mets reached second base only once in the game. The Cards scored two runs in the first on four hits and two Mets errors. In the 3rd, two balks by Mets starter Roger Craig, combined with four more St. Louis hits, gave the Cards a 4-0 lead. In the 6th the Redbirds collected three more runs on three hits and a balk, this one committed by Mets reliever Dan Rowe (debut game). Jerry Burright, New York's second baseman, got both of the Mets hits.